Mila Garcia is an Uruguayan artist who currently lives and works in Denver Colorado. She grew up between Montevideo and Punta del Este, Uruguay, in a working-class household where access to museums and formal art institutions was limited; yet creativity and art were embedded in her upbringing. For three years , her parents ran a small arts school they built from the ground up. They invited visual and performing artists to teach in the community. It was there that Mila was introduced to multiple forms of artistic expression, including ceramics, painting, dance, and piano. Though the school was short-lived, it sparked a lifelong relationship with art.

While Mila grew up working-class, her step-grandparents – who came from Uruguay’s upper class –traveled extensively and their home was filled with artwork and collected objects from around the world. Their home became Mila’s personal museum and an early source of wonder. Beyond the visual richness, she was drawn to their way of living. They were curious, expressive, and open to the world. Travel became an aspiration for her from a young age, and it continues to be a vital part of her life and artistic practice today.

In 2010, while studying fashion design at the University of Buenos Aires, Mila realized that it wasn’t the fashion itself that fulfilled her, but the freedom to experiment and express herself through visual art. That moment solidified her commitment to art as her true path.

Mila’s creative process is spontaneous and intuitive: it is an ongoing conversation between her internal world and the canvas. Her work reflects a unique and evolving visual language rooted in emotion, relationship, and exploration; one shaped by her upbringing, personal history, and experiences both in Uruguay and the United States.